#34:Orla McKeating - Still I Rise, Orla’s Mission to Champion Diversity and Inclusion

04/04/2023 1h 3min Temporada 1
#34:Orla McKeating - Still I Rise, Orla’s Mission to Champion Diversity and Inclusion

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Orla McKeating is an entrepreneur, coach and speaker from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Orla founded Still I Rise Diversity Storytelling  in 2019. Still I Rise Diversity Storytelling offers learning through story sessions and workshops for children and young people and training for adults and educators on issues typically not addressed in story books including Race issues, neuro diversity,  male mental health, LGBTQ+ issues , Disabilities, Diverse Families, Immigration and more.  She is an international speaker specialising in race issues, stigma, equality and inclusion. Orla has delivered two TEDx talks on Race Issues and the Stigma of Single Parenting (Stormont, 2019) and The 3 Pillars of Privilege (Enniskillen, 2022).  Orla’s mission is to create trusted spaces to celebrate all people to encourage tolerance, acceptance and where all children feel seen, heard and valued. Orla was recently featured in the 13 Women Who Break the Bias List 2022, she was awarded a fellowship with 2021 Acumen Academy UK, was nominated for UK Positive Role Model 2021 in the National Diversity Awards featured in the Diverse In Global 145 Inspiring Women Leaders of 2020, is on the UK #iAlso f:Entrepreneur Top 100 2019 and was featured in the Northern Ireland 40 Under 40 List 2018.  Orla can be found at @OrlaVeronicaMcK on Facebook, @TheRealOrlaVeronica on Instagram,  @OrlaMcKeating on LinkedIn and @orla_mckeatingon Twitter.